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In this imaginative debut, the tale of Noah's ark is brilliantly recast as a story of fate and family, set in a near-future London.

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Too much

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The worst book I have ever read. Usually even if I don't really like a book I can always find something about it that I enjoyed. This book had NOTHING! The main character is a crazy drug addict who has a past of abusing animals who never gets developed past that. The premise of this book is a good one, however I have never read such a poorly written book. If you are an animal lover who thinks you are going to read a book about an animal saviour in the not so distance future think again. instead you go on a muddled journey with detailed animal abuse that goes no where and has no point. Don't waste your money. I listened to end waiting hoping the writer was going to redeem the story and their self & I was sadly disappointed. I could go on and on about all of reasons this book was a waste of time but I running out of room and have wasted to much time on it as it is.